What do heavy metals, as general chemical agent, target?

What do alcohols, as general chemical agent, target?

What is the biggest antimicrobial metal?

Detergents targets membranes by disrupting

T/F: Ionizing radiation causes thymine dimers which, in turn, creates too many mutations and makes the microbe nonviable.

Which is not a target of antimicrobial drugs?

T/F: The goal of antibiotic design is to pick the most narrow spectrum drug that will still be effective

Which spectrum of activity would be ideal when you don't know what it is and it needs to be treated right away?

Which is FALSE about Penicillins?

Spectrum of Penicillin G

Spectrum of "next generation" penicillins

Spectrum of Penicillin V

Which is poor for oral dosing?

Which is the enzyme that cuts B-lactam ring?

T/F: Hospital acquired strains of disease have much greater resistance

Vancomycin inhibits peptidoglycan structure by

Which is more broad spectrum than penicillin and more resistant to B-lactamase?

Drugs (antibiotics) that target protein synthesis are generally considered

Which classes of antibiotics might target bacterial DNA synthesis without hindering our own?

Which is not lined by a mucous membrane?

Large microflora populations are found in

Microbes that are "always there" and beneficial are

A pathogen that WILL cause disease in a susceptible host are called

Which is not considered an opportunity for a pathogen to cause disease?

Competitive exclusion is

Which is NOT a characteristic of sebum

T/F: Males have a higher incidence rate of UTIs

T/F: Infants have an equal chance for UTIs (male or female)

T/F: During the bacterial process of disease, bacteria that remain extracellularly is called invasion

T/F: All Viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens

A toxin that is secreted purposefully is a

Select all correct answers: Viruses hijack the cells and cause disease by

At which stage is one considered to be infectious?

Someone who harbors a microbe without showing symptoms is a